Tag: LGBT

Gay Ugandan asks ‘Where will I go?’ as secret shelters under threat

Uganda's parliament last week passed one of the world's toughest laws against…

Patience Atuhaire Patience Atuhaire

Faris Gezahegn: ‘I was forced to flee my country because of my sexuality’

Faris Cuchi Gezahegn is an LGBT rights activist who lives in Austria…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh

The Nigerian filmmakers risking jail with lesbian movie Ife

Two Nigerian filmmakers face the prospect of imprisonment if they ignore the…

Azeezat Olaoluwa, BBC Azeezat Olaoluwa, BBC

Botswana decriminalises gay sex

Botswana's High Court has ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality in a…

Natasha Booty Natasha Booty

Binyavanga Wainaina, pioneering voice in African literature, dies at 48

Binyavanga Wainaina, the acclaimed Kenyan author who inspired a generation of writers…

Sarah Mervosh Sarah Mervosh

My family and I received death threats because I am an LGBT rights activist

In 2009 Ugandan MPs tried to introduce new laws against homosexuality that…

BBC Africa BBC Africa